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Thiruvathira · Mithuna Rasi
Ardra Nakshatra, known in Kerala usage as Thiruvathira, falls in Mithuna Rasi. Ruled by Rahu and symbolised by teardrop, it is usually associated with emotional force, disruption, and transformation. The strongest expression of this star shows up through staying real in crisis and rebuilding after breakdowns, while growth comes from working through stormy expression, cynicism, and emotional volatility.
Kerala Name
Thiruvathira
Ruler
Rahu
Deity
Rudra
Symbol
teardrop
Gana
Manushya
Animal
dog
Rasi Span
Mithuna Rasi
Coverage
Personality, compatibility, career, health
Ardra compatibility improves when there is truth, emotional room, and nonjudgmental support. This Nakshatra usually does best with people who value depth, resilience, and acceptance of complexity instead of trying to force a completely different rhythm.
Ardra Nakshatra can perform very well in technology, healing through crisis, investigation, engineering, and media. Career growth becomes stronger when this star uses its gift for staying real in crisis and rebuilding after breakdowns without getting trapped in stormy expression, cynicism, and emotional volatility.
Ardra natives should watch nervous exhaustion, grief accumulation, and respiratory tension. Gentle consistency usually works better than extreme routines, especially during stressful or emotionally heavy periods.
Traditional naming for Ardra usually works with the sound families Ku, Gha, Nga, Cha. Ardra is one of the stars where Romanized spellings vary the most. Families often work with Ku/Cha names even when the Sanskrit akshara is written differently.
Ardra names usually feel intense, honest, and emotionally strong rather than overly soft.
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Find Ardra baby namesArdra Nakshatra is best known for emotional force, disruption, and transformation. Its strongest quality is staying real in crisis and rebuilding after breakdowns, while its main challenge is stormy expression, cynicism, and emotional volatility.
Ardra compatibility is usually better when there is truth, emotional room, and nonjudgmental support. Exact marriage matching still depends on porutham, yoni, gana, rasi, and the full horoscope.
Ardra often does well in technology, healing through crisis, investigation, engineering, and media because those fields reward staying real in crisis and rebuilding after breakdowns and make good use of this star's natural temperament.
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Krittika Nakshatra, known in Kerala usage as Karthika, falls in Mesha and Vrishabha Rasi. Ruled by Sun and symbolised by blade or flame, it is usually associated with clarity, purification, and sharp standards. The strongest expression of this star shows up through cutting through confusion and holding strong quality thresholds, while growth comes from working through harsh speech, impatience, and perfection through criticism.
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Rohini Nakshatra, known in Kerala usage as Rohini, falls in Vrishabha Rasi. Ruled by Moon and symbolised by chariot or fertile field, it is usually associated with beauty, growth, and emotional magnetism. The strongest expression of this star shows up through nurturing abundance and making people feel cared for, while growth comes from working through attachment, possessiveness, and emotional over-identification.
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